\n Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, and Rozonda \u2018Chilli\u2019 Thomas.<\/span> Shutterstock (3)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The brotherly seal of approval! Joey Lawrence<\/strong><\/a> couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to see his younger brother Matt Lawrence<\/strong><\/a> find love with TLC\u2019s Chilli.<\/p>\n \u201cMatt\u2019s happy, Chilli\u2019s happy,\u201d the 46-year-old\u00a0Brotherly Love<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>alum told\u00a0Page Six\u00a0<\/i><\/a>in an interview published on Saturday, February 4. \u201cLook, I\u2019m not a fortune teller, you know what I mean? But all I want is for them to just be happy. So as long as that\u2019s working, awesome. That\u2019s all that anybody wants, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n He gushed: \u201cI think they\u2019re doing great. I love the fact that right now they\u2019re super happy<\/a>, so that\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n News broke on January 3 that the\u00a0Boy Meets World\u00a0<\/i>alum, 42, and the \u201cNo Scrubs\u201d singer, 51, were officially dating<\/a> after previously spending the holidays together<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cChilli has this permanent smile on her face, she\u2019s so happy and telling everyone she really likes Matthew,\u201d a source exclusively told\u00a0Us Weekly\u00a0<\/i>last month<\/a> of the songstress, whose real name is Rozonda Thomas, revealing Matthew is equally smitten. \u201cThey didn\u2019t intend for things to move as quickly, it was a go-with-the-flow situation but right away, they just clicked and wanted to be together as often as possible. They\u2019re both very optimistic and excited though, it\u2019s an incredibly happy time for them right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Amid the new couple\u2019s romance, Joey and wife Samantha Cope<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 whom he wed in May 2022<\/a> nearly one year before welcoming daughter Dylan<\/a>, his third \u2014 are already planning future double dates<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s one of the things that we are going to do!\u201d the\u00a0Blossom<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>alum and Cope, 35, gushed to\u00a0Page Six<\/i>. \u201cBut we\u2019ve hung out together and we went and saw her show \u2014 which was great \u2014 at the Hollywood Bowl a couple of months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n Matthew\u2019s new connection marks his first relationship since his divorce<\/a> from Cheryl Burke<\/strong><\/a>. The 38-year-old\u00a0Dancing With the Stars<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>alum filed to dissolve their marriage in February 2022<\/a>, and the split was finalized the following September<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, I am proud to say that I am alone, not lonely, and though the past year had its challenges<\/a> I feel so much pride in knowing that I got through it all by myself,\u201d Burke wrote via Instagram last month<\/a>, noting she has been single since the pair\u2019s split. \u201cThat\u2019s right! \u2026 Normally, I would have jumped straight into another relationship, found a rebound or two, and gone out with my friends 7 nights a week while numbing by using and abusing alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n The professional dancer, who is currently sober<\/a>, continued at the time: \u201cHowever, this time, I choose a different path. A clearer path, a more conscious path. Though scary and uncomfortable at times, I have evolved into a woman who I never thought<\/a> could exist within me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Joey](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joey-lawrence-gushes-over-brother-matthews-romance-with-chilli-all-i-want-is-for-them-to-be-happy-inline.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Matthew and Joey Lawrence.<\/span> Broadimage\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n